How To Start Collecting Stamps – Tips & Advise

Written by Vanessa Philips on Oct 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Stress Management

You can really enjoy collecting stuff, if other people appreciate your collection or even buy it. Many people collect objects like toys, cars, dolls and some collect stamp.

The first step towards stamp collection should be to decide on what type of stamp you will collect. Rather than going for every type of stamps, it is better to collect a specific kind of stamps. You may collect stamps on properties like types, purpose, condition and formats.

On an average, more than ten thousand stamps are being issued every year. It is an impossible task to collect every stamp. Therefore, mark a particular country as your main source of collecting stamps.

Collecting stamps from your country will be an easy task since accessibility is easy. However you can also collect stamps from countries, which are closer to you and are very much accessible. Your financial resources will also depict the kind of stamps you will collect as some of the stamps are very expensive.

You may also choose to collect stamps that depict objects like ships, birds, planes or any other. Else, go for stamps of particular colors like blue, red or any other color. You can also collect used or new stamps. Make sure that you develop a wide distribution network if you want to start stamp collection.

It is important to have money for this particular hobby but that is not the only thing you need. If you are short of money and still want to collect stamps, go for used stamps, which are available for free. Ask your family members, friends and relatives to give you the stamps that are stuck to the post they get. Or, you can even ask your pen friends, if you have few from different countries, for some used stamps.

However, take care while tearing off the stamps from envelopes. Rather, use a special process, which is followed by most stamp collectors.

If you have adequate funds, you can always buy new stamps from the dealers. There are many stamp collectors clubs that you can join, if you want to meet other stamp collectors and exchange stamps with them.

It is important to have basic stamp collecting tools before you begin to collect stamps. Some of the tools you need are stamp album, hinges, tongs, a perforation gauge, a watermark sensing device and a magnifying glass.

Once you have a decent amount of stamps, keep them in an album. You can also mount the stamps using hinges that come with every stamp collecting album.

But don’t mount the stamps using adhesive tapes and glues. Doing this can damage your stamps. If you don’t have plastic dividers in your stamp album, use hinges or mounts for separating the stamps.

While handling the stamps, make sure you take utmost care. Use tongs for handling stamps instead of your hands, which might be sweaty or dirty. Even washed hands should not be used as there still might be a risk of damage.

Keep a magnifying glass with you as well. It will help you to know your stamp better. You might find all the stamps similar when you see them through naked eyes, but with the help of magnifying glass, you might some small but significant difference.

It is important to enjoy your hobby of stamp collection rather than getting too much in its technicalities. You can also earn a good amount of money from this hobby but only after you have hands on experience in it.

If you are thinking about collecting old stamps what better way to start than by collecting original Penny Red stamps. You never know when you will stumble on a treasure.

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